Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Basics

View the training via WEBCAST (taped May 30, 2014)on your device at a place and time convenient to you.
You will be emailed access instructions within 1 business day.

This training is recommended for attorneys who are eligible to practice in Maryland who are interested in assisting consumers facing Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Volunteer attorneys are welcome to view part 1 of this 2-part training (originally entitled "Bankruptcy & Foreclosure in Maryland"; Part 2 video is unavailable). Participating attorneys must agree to either accept one pro bono chapter 13 bankruptcy case and/or provide brief legal advice in a clinic setting within 1 year of registering.

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Please enter all states where you are licensed to practice (including Maryland) and the year and bar number. Attorneys not barred in MD must become specially authorized to practice pro bono in MD (contact Annie Speedie at aspeedie@probonomd.org for more information).

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Are you admitted to practice before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland? (Not a training requirement, but you must be admitted in order to take bankruptcy case.)

Yes, I am admitted to practice before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland.No.

Do you have at least 3 years of experience taking bankruptcy cases? (Experience is not required to take this training.)

In exchange for this free training, you must agree to either accept at least 1 pro bono case (must be admitted to practice before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland) AND/OR provide 10 hours of free legal advice in a clinic setting. Please check one or both:

I agree to accept one pro bono bankruptcy case within 1 year of registering.I agree to provide 10 hours of free brief legal advice at a bankruptcy-related clinic.

From which Maryland county or counties would you prefer to accept your case(s)? (Hold CTRL to select multiple):

Do you understand that the county where the debtor resides determines the location of the meeting of creditors, which could be in Baltimore City, Greenbelt, Hagerstown or Salisbury?

Yes, I understand.

You are qualified to volunteer at the Consumer Protection (CPP) District Court Clinics, where volunteer attorneys meet one-on-one with pro se debtors prior to their court appearance in connection with their consumer debt case. Clinics operate on Wednesdays at Baltimore City District Court and every 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Friday of the month at the Prince George's County District Court. Additional training to prepare you for this clinic will be provided at no additional pro bono commitment.

Yes, I understand I will be fulfilling my pro bono commitment by providing brief advice at CPP District Court Clinics within 1 year of registering.

Do you agree to provide 10 hours of free legal advice at Consumer Protection Project (CPP) District Court clinics within 1 year of registering? At CPP District Court Clinics, volunteer attorneys meet one-on-one with pro se debtors prior to their court appearance in connection with their consumer debt case. Operates on Wednesdays at Baltimore City District Court and every 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Friday of the month at the Prince George's County District Court.

Yes, I agree to provide 10 hours of free brief legal advice at CPP District Court Clinics within 1 year of registering.

In which of these bankruptcy-related clinics would you like to volunteer?

Consumer Protection Project (CPP) District Court Clinics: Volunteer attorneys meet one-on-one with pro se debtors prior to their court appearance in connection with their consumer debt case. Operates on Wednesdays at Baltimore City District Court and every 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Friday of the month at the Prince George's County District Court. Additional training to prepare you for this clinic will be provided at no additional pro bono commitment.Debtor Assistance Project (DAP): Volunteer attorneys meet one-on-one with pro se debtors for a free half-hour bankruptcy consultation. Operates on weekdays. Clinic locations are at the Baltimore & Greenbelt Federal Courthouses, as well as a satellite location in Easton, Maryland.Home Preservation Project (HPP) Foreclosure Solutions Workshops: Volunteer attorneys meet one-on-one with homeowners in distress for a free, brief bankruptcy consultation in locations statewide. Workshops typically scheduled on weekends and weeknights.